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Primary Care | Research | Respiratory Nurse

Optimum Patient Care

Cambridge

Hybrid

GBP 28,000 - 36,000

Full time

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Job summary

Optimum Patient Care is seeking a Respiratory Nurse to join their innovative team. The role involves delivering patient clinics, supporting GP practices in research initiatives, and contributing to patient quality improvement activities. This position offers a supportive hybrid working environment with a focus on enhancing care for patients with chronic conditions.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

Discounted Holiday Scheme

Flexible Working Times

Welcoming Work Environment

Qualifications

Experience working in primary healthcare.
Experience with primary care electronic medical record systems.
Specialist experience in respiratory disease management.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical nursing service and support with patient treatment.
Recruit and coordinate GP sites for the research process.
Monitor and manage patient treatment plans.

Skills

Chronic Disease Management

Patient Screening

Data Collection

Health Promotion Strategies

Education

Degree in Nursing

NMC Registered

Tools

Primary Care Electronic Medical Record Systems

ARTP Spirometry Accreditation

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Optimum Patient Care (OPC) is a leading provider of quality improvement (QI) programmes and services in the UK, with a network of over 1,200 GP practices covering 28 million patients. OPC also supports GP practices to participate in new and innovative real-life research, including UK-wide pragmatic trials. We provide end-to-end research delivery services for commercial and academic studies especially in primary care.

We are looking for a Nurse to support a range of business activities including delivering patient clinics and reviewing patient records for our clinical trials and QI activities.Your work will help improve quality of care for patients with chronic conditions and rare diseases within primary care. You will support practices to participate in novel real-life research and pragmatic trials aimed at improving patient outcomes.

The role is offered on a hybrid basis (3 days in office, 2 days at home) based in either our central Norwich or Oakington, Cambridge office.

We offer a welcoming and inclusive working environment in our dog friendly office, with regular social and community activities.

You can agree your own flexible working times which can fit around caring responsibilities. We provide a great range of benefits including additional leave, a health cash plan and discounted holiday scheme!

Key Responsibilities

Provide a clinical nursing service and support to other professionals with patient screening, optimization treatment, chronic disease management and advice.
Recruit and coordinate GP sites throughout the research process, ensuring professional relationships and regular communication with all participating GP sites.
Obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written) from clinic participants.
Travel to GP sites to collect and record data as appropriate to the specific objectives of the study/service.
Initiate new services in line with strategic aims and to respond to opportunities as they arise.
Contribute to the development, review and implementation of patient and clinician resources including questionnaires, clinical decision support, feedback and promotional material.
As appropriate to the specified position, code and verify data in accordance with specified research protocol and coding procedures and enter data into a computer database and/or spreadsheet application for subsequent analysis.
Identify, Implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.
Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens and side effects
Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
Monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment.
Adhere to information security policies and maintain patient confidentiality in line with Coldicott principals.

Role Requirements

A degree in life sciences, Nursing, (NMC Registered) or relevant applied experience
Experience of working in the primary healthcare sector.
Experience with primary care electronic medical record systems eg SystemOne, EMIS.
ARTP Spirometry accreditation.
Nurse prescriber
Specialist experience in research or respiratory disease management

Professional Registration

You will be expected to maintain your own annual registration with the NMC and ARTP (when applicable)
You will also be expected to be conversant with the NMC code of Professional Conduct and understand the importance of professional accountability.

Travel

National travel may be required with occasional overnight stays to facilitate patient clinics usually held within GP practices.Travel will be at the expense of the company in line with the expenses policy.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Entry level

Employment type

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Full-time

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Industries
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